Scott M. Graffius to Speak at DevConf.CZ 2021

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🔥 Update: The DevConf.CZ 2021 conference recorded sessions and made the videos available to the public. The video for Scott's session is included at the end of this post.

Scott M. Graffius — agile project management practitioner, consultant, award-winning author (
Agile Scrum and Agile Transformation), and influencer — will present "But First, the Team!" at DevConf.CZ 2021. Now in its 13th year, the Red Hat sponsored conference will bring together developers, DevOps engineers, and other contributors to open source technologies. Usually conducted in-person in the Czech Republic, DevConf.CZ will be a virtual event in 2021. It will run from February 18-20. For more information and to register for the conference, visit https://www.devconf.info/cz/.

Attendees of Scott's session may be eligible to receive continuing education unit (CEU) credit, equivalent to 0.75 hour. For reporting with the Project Management Institute (PMI), it’s 0.75 professional development unit (PDU), under the Leadership category. For reporting with the Scrum Alliance, it’s 0.75 Scrum educational unit (SEU), under either the Learning category or the Events category. For reporting with other organizations, refer to their respective instructions.

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About Scott M. Graffius

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Scott M. Graffius, PMP, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management consultant, practitioner, award-winning author, and keynote speaker. Content from his books, speaking engagements, and more has been used by businesses, governments, and universities, including: Gartner, Oracle Cisco, Ford, Qantas, Atlassian, Bayer, the National Academy of Sciences, the United States Department of Energy, the New Zealand Ministry of Education, Tufts University, Texas A&M, and others. Thinkers360 named Scott a Top 20 Global Thought Leader and Influencer on Agile. His full-length bio is available at
https://www.scottgraffius.com/bio.html.



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About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions,
Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:

  • Implement and use the most popular agile framework―Scrum;
  • Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
  • Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”

Winner of 17 first place awards.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle worldwide. Some links by country follow.


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About
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.

Based on actual events,
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.

The award-winning book by
Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle worldwide. Some links by country follow.



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About DevConf.CZ 2021


DevConf.CZ 2021 is the 13th annual, free, Red Hat sponsored conference for developers, admins, DevOps engineers, testers, and other contributors to open source technologies. The conference includes topics on Linux, middleware, virtualization, storage, cloud, mobile, tech leadership, and more. Usually conducted in-person in the Czech Republic, DevConf.CZ 2021 will be a virtual event this year, running from February 18-20. Visit https://www.devconf.info/cz/.

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Update on March 19, 2021


If you missed the event, recordings of sessions are now available on YouTube. Scott's talk is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9njtVesgt0 and the video is also shown below.



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Highly Recommended Agile Project Management Books

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2022 Update

Books can be a great way to advance your agile project management development. This article highlights 11 highly recommended publications. Two of which are multi award-winning books by Scott M. Graffius.

Prices are in U.S. Dollar, current as of the date of this article. Names, marks, images, and content are the property of their respective owners. Books are presented in alphabetical order—by title.


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Agile Estimating and Planning

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Agile Game Development

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Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products


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Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions


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Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions




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Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices


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Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices

  • Author: Robert C. Martin
  • ISBN-10: 0135974445
  • ISBN-13: 978-0135974445
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of this article): $71.99
  • Link to the book on Amazon


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Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change




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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship




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Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects

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Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects


  • Author: Harold Kerzner
  • ISBN-10: 1119587298
  • ISBN-13: 978-1119587293
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of this article): $78.37
  • Link to the book on Amazon


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The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey To Mastery

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The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey To Mastery


  • Authors: David Thomas and Andrew Hunt
  • ISBN-10: 0135957052
  • ISBN-13: 978-0135957059
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of this article): $30.19
  • Link to the book on Amazon


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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code


  • Author: Martin Fowler
  • ISBN-10: 0134757599
  • ISBN-13: 978-0134757599
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of this article): $50.49
  • Link to the book on Amazon


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Retrospectives Antipatterns

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Let's Connect

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Connect with AgileScrumGuide.com on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Pinterest.

And c
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© Copyright 2022 Scott M. Graffius, AgileScrumGuide.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written permission of Scott M. Graffius/AgileScrumGuide.com.



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11 Highly Recommended Books on Agile: Update for 2023

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2023 Update

Books can be a great way to advance your understanding of and perspective on agile. This article highlights 11 highly recommended publications, two of which are multi-award-winning books by Scott M. Graffius.

Prices are in U.S. Dollar, current as of the date of this article. Names, marks, images, and content are the property of their respective owners.

When you see a product you're interested in and you click through from our site to a retailer to get it, we may earn affiliate (such as Amazon Associates) commissions. This helps support our work, but it does not affect what products we cover or how we assess them, and it does not affect the price you pay.

Now, on to the list! Books are presented in alphabetical order—by title.


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Agile Estimating and Planning

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  • Title: Agile Estimating and Planning
  • Author: Mike Cohn
  • ISBN-10‏:‎ 0131479415
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131479418
  • Paperback: $51.99

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Agile Game Development

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  • Title: Agile Game Development
  • Author: Clinton Keith
  • ISBN-10: 0136527817
  • ISBN-13: 978-0136527817
  • Paperback: $49.99


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Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products


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  • Title: Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products

  • Author: Jim Highsmith

  • ISBN-10: 0321658396

  • ISBN-13: 978-0321658395

  • Paperback: $54.99


Order your book today.

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Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great

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  • Title: Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
  • Author: Esther Derby and Diana Larsen

  • ISBN-10: 0977616649

  • ISBN-13: 978-0977616640

  • Paperback: $18.49


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Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions


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  • Title: Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions
  • Author: Scott M. Graffius
  • ISBN-10: 1533370249

  • ISBN-13: 978-1533370242

  • Paperback: $34.99


Order your book today.

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Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices


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  • Title: Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices
  • Author: Robert C. Martin
  • ISBN-10: 0135974445
  • ISBN-13: 978-0135974445
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of this article): $88.22


Order your book today.

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Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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  • Title: Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change
  • Author: Scott M. Graffius
  • ISBN-10: 1072447967
  • ISBN-13: 978-1072447962
  • Paperback: $5.95


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Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life

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  • Title: Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
  • Author: Rory Sutherland
  • ISBN-10: 0062388428
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062388421
  • Paperback: $18.99

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Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects (Second Edition)

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  • Title: Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects (Second Edition)
  • Author: Harold Kerzner
  • ISBN-10: 111993124X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1119931249
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of this article): $93.65

Order your book today.

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Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit

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  • Title: Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit
  • Authors: Mary Poppenkieck and Tom Poppendieck
  • ISBN-10: 0321150783
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321150783
  • Paperback: $53.79

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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

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  • Title: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
  • Author: Martin Fowler
  • ISBN-10: 0134757599
  • ISBN-13: 978-0134757599
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of this article): $50.49

Order your book today.

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